Angelo (Francesco Renga song)

"Angelo"
"Angelo"
Single by Francesco Renga
from the album Camere con vista (re-release)
Released	4 March 2005
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:25
Label	Universal Music Group
Songwriter(s)	Francesco Renga ; Maurizio Zappatini
Producer(s)	Umberto Iervolino
Francesco Renga singles chronology
Music video
	"Angelo" on YouTube

"Angelo" (lit. 'Angel') is a 2005 song co-written and performed by Francesco Renga. It won the 55th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.^[1]

Composition

The lyrics represent a prayer directed to a celestial being, asking for protection from the afflictions of the world.^[2]^[3] According to Renga, the song was dedicated to his daughter Jolanda, and its lyrics were inspired by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Angelo"	3:25
2.	"Angelo (...vorrei avere i tuoi angeli)"	3:28
3.	"Nel nome del padre"	3:41

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)^[4]	1
Italy Airplay (Nielsen Music Control)^[5]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[6] Sales and streaming since 2009	Gold	50,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Il televoto premia Scanu "Amici" rivince Sanremo". Il Giornale (in Italian). 21 February 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ Redazione (24 April 2019). "Per un tema una canzone: preoccuparsi per gli altri in "Angelo" di Francesco Renga". Recensiamo Musica (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Angelo". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics. p. 537. ISBN 978-8863462296.
^ "Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 04.03.2005 al 10.03.2005)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Music Control: Francesco Renga ancora in testa". Rockol (in Italian). 20 March 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
^ "Italian single certifications – Francesco Renga – Angelo" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

External links

Angelo at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Il televoto premia Scanu "Amici" rivince Sanremo". Il Giornale (in Italian). 21 February 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[2] Redazione (24 April 2019). "Per un tema una canzone: preoccuparsi per gli altri in "Angelo" di Francesco Renga". Recensiamo Musica (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[music-3] Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Angelo". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics. p. 537. ISBN 978-8863462296.

[4] "Classifica settimanale WK 10 (dal 04.03.2005 al 10.03.2005)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[5] "Music Control: Francesco Renga ancora in testa". Rockol (in Italian). 20 March 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

[ItalyFrancesco_RengaAngelosingleCertRef-6] "Italian single certifications – Francesco Renga – Angelo" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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